Environmental exposures, especially air pollution, have been linked with heart disease.
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Air pollution alone is estimated to cause 6 to 9 million deaths globally annually,
mostly attributable to ischemic heart disease and stroke.
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The health impact of environmental exposures varies significantly depending on the
susceptibility and vulnerability of the exposed populations.
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Underrepresented minorities and people of color often face higher exposures to various
pollutants, owing to historic inequities and structural racism, which impact cardiovascular
disease disparities.
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We sought to characterize contemporary racial differences in environmental exposures
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Publication history
Published online: December 14, 2022
Received:
November 18,
2022
Footnotes
This work was partly funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, Bethesda, Maryland, award number P50MD017351.
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